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WHY IT’S PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO PROTECT YOUR VINEYARD FROM MEALYBUGS & VIRUSES IN CALIFORNIA
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Today, most winegrowers are aware of the high risk for leafroll virus infection when there are mealybugs in their vineyard and/or in neighboring vineyards. Mealybugs and scale insects are...
WHAT BOB DYLAN HAS TO DO WITH GOOD TASTE IN WINE, ROBERT MONDAVI & LODI HISTORY
MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Faces of the Lodi wine industry today: Melinda Kearney (middle) going through her handcrafted old vine cuvées with her Lorenza Wine partner Michele Ouellet Benson (right) and winemaker Bree Serpenti (left). I...
SUMMER WINE COURSES AT DELTA COLLEGE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. San Joaquin Delta College, a junior/community college headquartered in Stockton, CA, is excited to announce the renewal of Cul Art 32 Evaluation of Wine to be offered this summer. The course will once again be...
MEET LODI GROWER TODD MALEY
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Todd Maley Maley Vineyards / Owner & Grower HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BEEN FARMING WINEGRAPES? Our family has been farming in Lodi since 1864. I have been farming winegrapes for 35 years. My sons,...
LODI VINES – PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE EVENT
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023. BY THE SAN JOAQUIN HISTORICAL MUSEUM. Please join the San Joaquin County Historical Museum on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, for "Lodi Vines: Past, Present, and Future," a celebration of Lodi's grape and wine industry. All are invited for an evening of...
FOLIAR FERTILIZATION IN VINEYARD MINERAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Grapevine roots take up mineral nutrients from vineyard soils, the primary source of nutrients, to meet the demand for growth and development. Root uptake generally works well for vines, but there are times and...
TEN REASONS WHY OLD VINES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO THE INTERNATIONAL WINE COMMUNITY
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Stampede Vineyard in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA, certified by the Historic Vineyard Society. In our continuation of Everything You Wanted to Know About Old Vines and Why They're a Big Deal—which is also the...
TOO MUCH WATER & NOT ENOUGH AIR: WATERLOGGED VINEYARD SOILS PT 2
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Continued from TOO MUCH WATER & NOT ENOUGH AIR: WATERLOGGED VINEYARD SOILS PT 1. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS FOR EXCESSIVE SOIL MOISTURE - PREPLANT As with most soil management goals, it is best to take steps to...
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